Scotland: Fatal Accident Inquiry

Brian French and Colin William Ferguson

Reference B117/10 Published 24 June 2011 Sheriff Sheriff Norman McFadyen Sheriffdom South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway Section 28 responses identified 0 8-week deadline 19 August 2011

Recommendations

Recommendations (the sheriff's words)

Although it is outside the scope of Section 6(1) of the 1976 Act, I recommend that: Consideration should be given to the inclusion in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) of dangerous occurrences, where there is no actual injury but there is a high risk of serious injury or fatality.

Under section 28 of the 2016 Act, each recipient of a recommendation must respond within 8 weeks. The 8-week window is counted from the publication date. See how we track responses.

Section 28 responses

Overall status, as assessed by this site: Response pending

No response has been identified on the case landing page yet. The 8-week window has closed without a published response or non-response notice.

About Fatal Accident Inquiries

Fatal Accident Inquiries are held under the 2016 Act before a sheriff. They are mandatory for deaths in custody and at work. The sheriff may make recommendations under s.26(1)(b); recipients must respond within 8 weeks under s.28. See the methodology page for detail.

Data: scotcourts.gov.uk.